Votive light tumbler



1934- T. M. O'CONNELL.

VOTIVE LIGHT TUMBLER Filed Sept. 2, 1932 I N V E N TO R 77M0 W/y ZOJomvez L,

ATTO R N EY Patented Feb. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATEN'Il OFFICE 3Claims.

This invention, stated in its broadest terms, relates to equipment foruse in churches, chapels, shrines, oratories, vacation camps, homes andat banquets, and has more especial relation to a 5 so-called votivelight tumbler.

Votive lights or, in other words, candles are left to burn for longperiods of time within containers or so-called tumblers. When the candlehas burned to its limit considerable difficulty is experienced inwithdrawing the same from its tumbler in view of the fact that themelted candle grease unduly adheres to the tumbler bottom. Furthermore,in extracting the melted candle a more or less messy condition oftumbler appears.

I The leading object of the present invention is to overcome the abovedescribed disadvantages and provide a votive light tumbler constructionin which the candle when burned out may be readily and expeditiouslyremoved from its 2Q tumbler, leaving the tumbler walls practically freeof adhering greasy particles.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a votive tumblerof non-metallic structure so moulded that its bottom wall is providedwith a centrally arranged raised boss to seat a metallic disc carried bya candle bottom whereby when the candle has burned out a suitableimplement may be inserted in the tumbler to engage the lower face of thedisc to lift the same from 3 the boss with such portions of the candleas may remain upon the disc.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an arrangementof parts as above stated in which the raised boss has a bevelled edgespaced from the tumbler side walls to facilitate the introduction of asuitable implement beneath the metal disc.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed. Thenature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be morefully understood from the following description taken in connection withthe accompanying drawing forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. l is a view in central section of a votive light tumbler embodyingthe invention and showing in application thereto a candle;

Fig. 2 is a view in cross section taken upon the 1 5 9 line 2--2 of Fig.1; and

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section of a votive light tumbler embodyinga modified form of construction, the candle in this instance beingeliminated.

For the purpose of illustrating-my invention I have shown in theaccompanying drawing two forms thereof which are at present preferred byme, since the same have been found in practice to give satisfactory andreliable results, although 'it isto be understood that the variousinstru- '60 mentalities of which my inventionconsists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to theprecise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as hereinshown and described.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and with more especial relation toFigs. 1 and 2, the reference numeral 10 designates a so-called votivelight tumbler which may be made of glass, bakelite or equivalentmaterial. The side walls of 170 the tumbler 10 are somewhat tapered. Inpractice these tumblers are moulded or cast to provide an integralstructure. At the time of the moulding or casting of the tumblers 10 acentrally arranged, raised boss 11 is formed. The

periphery of the boss 11 is beveled as at 12, as best seen in Fig. 1.The bevelled portion 12 of the boss may extend from the perimeter of theboss 11 toward and in effect may terminate at the lower, inner,circumferential corner of the 130 tumbler, as best seen in Fig. 1. Theboss 11 materially thickens the tumbler base and besides its otheradvantages provides a counterbalanced structure whereby the tumbler maynot be readily upset. The advantage of this feature is readily apparentwhen it is considered that a candle is left to burn continuously formany hours without an attendant in charge. An inspection of Figs. 1 and2 discloses that the bevelled portion 12 of the boss 11 co-operates withthe tumbler 9' side walls to provide an annular space 13 the purpose ofwhich will presently appear.

The reference numeral 14 designates a socalled votive candle which istapered to correspond with the side walls of the tumbler 10. The 55bottom of the candle 14 has applied thereto a metallic disc 15 arrangedto seat upon the boss 11 when the candle 14 is positioned within thetumbler 10. In use a votive candle is left to burn for a long period oftime without any attention. According to the present invention wh n thecandle has burned out the metallic disc 15 seated upon the upper surfaceof the non-metallic boss 11 may be readily pried therefrom by a suitableinstrument introduced' through the tumbler 10. In this connection itwill be understood that since the candle parts are not in direct contactwith the boss the greasy melted candle parts are entirely free of thetop w. of the boss 11. By this construction and arrangement of parts itis apparent that not only may the used candle parts be readily andexpeditiously withdrawn from a tumbler but that no messy, soiledcondition of tumbler results. In this connection it is to be noted thatthe annular space 13 previously referred to affords means forintroducing a suitable tool with respect to the metal disc 15. I

Referring now to the modified form shown in Fig. 3, the tumbler partsare the same as above described with the exception that the bev- V elledannulus 16 extends from the perimeter of the boss 11 in a directiontoward the lower, inner, circumferential corner of the tumbler but doesnot actually come in contact with the corner so that an annular space 17is provided at the tumbler bottom whereby ready access may be had to themetal disc after a candle has been burned out.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination a votive light tumbler having formed integrallytherewith in its bottom wall a raised circular boss the circumferentialedge of which is spaced from the tumbler side walls and a candle thebase of which is provided with a metallic disc arranged to seat uponsaid boss whereby, when the candle has been consumed, no melted candlegrease is in direct contact with the upper surface of said boss, andsaid metal disc with any adhering candle grease may be readily removedfrom the tumbler.

2. In combination a non-metallic votive light tumbler having formedintegrally therewith in its bottom wall a raised boss thecircumferential edge of which is bevelled in a direction toward thetumbler side walls so as to be free of the tumbler side walls, and acandle the base of which is provided with a metallic disc arranged toseat upon said boss whereby when the candle has been consumed no meltedcandle. grease is in direct contact with the tumbler bottom, and thesaid metal disc with any adhering candle grease may be readily removedfrom the tumbler.

3. In combination, a votive light tumbler having in its bottom wall araised circular boss the upper surface of which lies entirely in asingle plane and the periphery of which is spaced from the inner sidewalls of the tumbler, and a candle having a base comprising a discadapted to seat upon said boss whereby, when the candle has beenconsumed, such candle grease as has not been consumed will lie in thespace between the periphery of the boss and the tumbler walls and thedisc will be held in position on the boss by gravity alone.

TIMOTHY M. OCONNELL.

